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THE RIPLEY KID

Shyness is nice
But most definitely in the next world please
The loneliness of a long-running joke
That just isn’t funny anymore
Dipping for the tape or stopping just before the line
Makes me wonder what type of race you’re running
If your chest refuses to be beaten
A tequila sunrise painted around your heart
If that heart tastes bitter then it should be eaten
Teeth grow back if you’re a shark
Or the Ripley kid, believe it or not
She really does make you nervous then
Yes, mostly
Swim, eat and make baby sharks
This cross-eyed notion of perpetual motion
I have barely enough oxygen in my lungs
Just sitting still on the bottom